1. EDMONTON’S GREEN BUILDING PLAN Supporting

2. 2 Vision Corporate Directional Plans Resource Plans Corporate Outcomes Targets & Measures Programs & Services

3. 3 Vision Corporate Directional Plans Resource Plans Corporate Outcomes Targets & Measures Programs & Services Ahead

4. 4 Vision Corporate Directional Plans Resource Plans Corporate Outcomes Targets & Measures Programs & Services GrowMoveLiveGreenFinanceProsper Ahead

5. 5 Vision Corporate Directional Plans Resource Plans Corporate Outcomes Targets & Measures Programs & Services GrowMoveLiveGreenFinanceProsper Ahead

6. Green Building Plan Purpose … improve the environmental, health, and socio-economic performance of all types of buildings …

7. Green Building Plan Types … Institutional Commercial Industrial Mixed use Multi-family res. Single-family res.

8. Green Building Plan Developed in 2011 … To City Council 04/12

9. Green Building Plan Working Committee Various COE representatives Green Building Council Edmonton Design Committee Home Builders Association (Heiko Lotzgeselle) Urban Development Institute BOMA Alberta Association of Architects

10. Green Building Plan Consultants HB Lanarc DIALOG Pembina Institute GP Rollo and Associates

11. Market Readiness Assessment Demand in Edmonton for Green Buildings? Residential – Low demand Commercial – Low demand

12. Market Readiness Assessment Readiness? Design Consultants … ready Contractors … less ready

13. Market Readiness Assessment Homeowners? 5-7 year investment horizons

14. Market Readiness Assessment Prepared to pay premium? Homeowners? NO (low-mid market) Somewhat (high-end market) Commercial? Yes (govt., utilities, large corp.) No (smaller organization … payback too long)

15. Market Readiness Assessment How much is the green premium in Edmonton? 5-10% on average Up to 30%

16. Market Readiness Assessment Confidence of developers / builders? Reluctant to apply experience in other markets to Edmonton

17. Market Readiness Assessment Bottom line … Business case is weak … based on short-medium term paybacks.

18. Market Readiness Assessment So … This plan improves the business case through –Awareness & educations –Capacity building –Streamlining processes –Incentives / rewards –Eventually … regulations

20. Draft Green Building Plan 5 Major Programs 1.New Homes 2.New Large Buildings 3.Existing Homes 4.Existing Large Buildings 5.Core Green Building Programs http://www.edmonton.ca/greenbuilding

21. 1. Core Green Building Program Promotions Education, training, capacity building Demonstration projects Recognition programs Review: bylaws, policy, process Green lease program Financing strategies

22. 2. New Homes Program Energy labelling Green building checklist Green home buyer’s guide

23. Energy Labelling

24. Green Building Checklist

25. 3. New Large & Commercial Buildings Program Green building checklist

26. 4. Existing Homes Program Building energy labelling Green renovation program

27. 5. Existing Large Buildings Program Green renovation program Operations and re-commissioning

29. edmonton.ca/greenbuilding Jim Andrais: 780.944.7520 Mike Mellross: 780.442.6975